FitBit Ultra tracks your every move and every calorie burnt. Source: National Features

NEW fitness gadgets can help you fight off winter weight gain.

1. AFTERSHOKZ SPORT

AfterShokz, $129.95

volumestore.com.au

Rating: 3.5/5

These fitness headphones are so unique they don't even go inside your ears. This AfterShokz headset instead rests just outside your ear canal, on your jawbone, and delivers music to your brain using bone-conduction technology. Mercifully, it's not as painful as it sounds. The orange pads on these headphones play music into your ear canal with vibration, bypassing your ear. Block your ears with your fingers and you'll still hear music. This means you can listen to music and still hear everything around you, making them great for pedestrians and office workers. The vibration is powered by a rechargeable battery and basic music controls feature on its in-line control.

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2. FITBIT ARIA

FitBit $149.95

fitbit.com

Rating: 4.5/5

Tracking your weight is not often a pleasant task but at least it's not difficult with FitBit's newest product. The FitBit Aria scales HM are not only advanced enough to register your weight, report on your body fat and calculate your body mass index, but they will connect to a wireless network to automatically sync the information to your FitBit account. Thankfully, the data is private by default. These scales are also smart enough to recognise up to eight different users, logging statistics individually. Setting up the Aria scales is very easy - its four AA batteries arrive in place and a free download helps you establish a FitBit account - and your results are shown on the web in simple graphs. scales are also significantly cheaper than their competitors but, perhaps best of all, FitBit awards users motivating virtual badges when they lose weight.

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3. MOTOACTV 8GB

Motorola, $291

expansys.com.au

Rating: 5/5

Motorola may not have officially launched its fitness gadget Down Under, but it's sneaking in the back door. Its MotoActv HM fitness tracker is a small, square device with a 1.6-inch touchscreen that it uses to show the time, your step count and calories burned. Touch this screen and you can access many other features however, as this device can track your workouts in detail - whether running or walking - deliver music, and even connect to a Google Android smartphone by Bluetooth to deliver incoming call alerts, text messages, Facebook and Twitter updates or weather information. Its wireless connectivity makes gadgetit stand out from the pack and, while it comes with a clip, users should consider investing in a wristband to make it a chunky but incredibly useful timepiece.

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4. FITBIT ULTRA

FitBit, $119.95

fitbit.com

Rating: 4.5/5

The FitBit Ultra might look like a pedometer but it tracks so much more than your steps. This 11g, 5.5cm gadget clips on to clothes to track your every move, from the steps you take to the stairs you climb, the calories you burn and the distance you cover. With a press of its one button, it displays the results in blue lights, though users can upload stats to FitBit's online database, where it will show your progress in daily, weekly and monthly graphs. The FitBit Ultra works using a three-axis motion sensor and comes with a wristband so you can even wear it to bed and track how deeply you've slept based on your movement. It lacks wireless connectivity to its phone app but fit Aussies, and those who want to be fit Aussies, appreciate its arrivalwill love it.

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5. MONSTER iSPORT

Convoy International, $199

ehifi.com.au

Rating: 4/5

Not all earbuds make good exercise partners. Keeping the miniature speakers inside your ear can be a serious challenge, particularly during high-intensity, sweaty workouts. Monster has taken a run at solving this issue with the iSport Immersion In-Ear Headphones. Their biggest addition is a flap connected to each earbud - Monster calls it a SportsClip - that sits inside the ridge of your ear, holding the bud in place. Four extra pairs arrive with the headphones, to suit all ears. and these flaps are surprisingly and pleasingly effective. Monster also delivers extra earbud tips, a flat cable for fewer tangles and an in-line remote control to change volume or pause songs, plus these headphones are sweat-proof and even washable. Their audio response leans towards bass-heavy music, such as hip-hop, but so do most exercise playlists.

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